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This list complied by Forbes is an estimation of earnings of major Hip Hop artists by taking into consideration their income from gig shows, album sales, merchandising and other endorsements. The data used was sourced from Pollstar, the RIAA and Nielsen Soundscan, along with interviews with managers, lawyers and some of the artists themselves.

After a phenomenal sale of Beats, the mega headphone brand, to Apple, for an enormous sum of $3 Billion, Dr Dre is the highest earning entertainer to ever be evaluated by Forbes. His wealth assimilated is more than the total of any other cash-king artist on this list.

Jay Z’s latest album, Magna Carta Holy Grail went platinum before it even got released. He signed an agreement with Samsung to sell them 1 million copies. Numerous concerts, branded cognac and record deals means that Jay Z acquired a highly desired spot on this list.

Tied for the 2nd place is Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. The bulk of his income came from his agreement with Diageo’s Ciroc vodka. There were other sources too such as his own DeLeon tequila, Blue Flame Marketing, Sean Jean clothing and Revolt TV, that provided the additional boost to his revenue.

Bringing out huge summer tunes such as ‘Happy’ and ‘Get Lucky’, Pharell Williams minted from the glorious reception of his music. The fashionista sold his hat his wore to the Grammy’s for an auction of $44,000 in the name of charity.